Q:It has been a
tough season. You had to cancel Europeans and other competitions due to
Deividas‘ back injury. What happened exactly? How are you
now?

Deividas: We did have a
tough season. We didn't go to Europeans, because we had some injuries and
sicknesses and at the same time we found out our Lithuanian president didn't
give Isabella the Lithuanian citizenship. So all these problems came all in
one and we were very devestated and upset and hurt with our back and this and
that and so we decided to skip the European Championships to heal mentally and
physically and to prepare for the World Championships. And to see how we
are doing, we came to Bavarian Open to do a little competition before
the World Championships.

Q: Isabella’s request for
Lithuanian citizenship has been denied. How frustrating is this? How do you
deal with this disappointment?

Isabella : Of course it was
frustrating when we heard that they announced that they were not going to
grant me citizenship. You know, I studied the Lithuanian language so
intensely. It's such a difficult language and I went to the government and I
passed the Lithuanian language exam that is required for citizenship and I had
an interview with the citizenship committee and everything and, you know,
after I have put my heart and soul into it, and Deividas has too, for them to
slam the door in our face was really hard and I'm so proud of us for not
letting this defeat us, saying we're gonna be stronger than this. And actually
the president made an announcement because we got such huge support from
Lithuania, from the fans. There was a petition, there were protests... we had
such huge support that the president announced that the parliament was forming
a special group, just to work for giving me my citizenship. And I really think
that if we go to Worlds and we just give it our heart and our soul and if we
qualify for Olympics we really believe they will grant us citizenship.

Q: What new goals do you set for
yourself for next season? And how do you feel about the Finnstep for next
season's short dance?

Deividas: For this season
it's just to work hard and qualify for the Olympics.

Isabella : And for next
season... I think we're really excited for the Finnstep. I've never done it,
Deividas has, I think...

Deividas: Yes.

Isabella : So I think it will be
fun. We've never really done something with a Quickstep or Foxtrott-flavour.
So I think that it will be fun for us to give some variety and I also think
it's a really light and fun dance, but it's also very elegant, so I think it
will be nice for us to portray. And it's a nice change from this year.

Q: If you could
change rules in ice dance – what would you change and
why?

Isabella : Wooo, that's a tough
one. I don't know. I always get really nervous in the draw. So I would say...
I love how at Grand Prixs that when you go through the short dance, you just
skate according to your rank and then however you do in the short dance,
that's when you skate in the free dance, in reverse order. So I guess, if I
could say I could change anything, I think I would just do the short dance
according to rank and then however you place that's how you skate in the free
dance. I mean, why not? You're so nervous in the
draw...

Deividas:
Yeah!

Q: How would you
describe your character?

Deividas: We're
passionate...

Isabella: Very
passionate...

Deividas: ...and
strong, fast, dramatic...

Isabella: I think
emotionally we really feed off of eachother, like...I kind of use his energy
and he uses my energy. Of course we skate for an audience, but I think we are
really mostly involved in skating with each other, creating that relationship,
creating that dynamic. So I would say, as a pair, like Deividas said, we're
passionate, strong and
dynamic.

Q: Deividas, if she
was send to an isolated island. There is nothing. And she could bring three
things. What do you think, she would
bring?

Deividas: I don't
know... a mirror?

Isabella: Oh stop it, I
would not! Just because I love
make-up.

Deividas: And...I
don't know...

Isabella : ...a
book!

Deividas: A book,
yeah, she loves reading.

Isabella :...my
blanket.

Deividas: Yeah, I
don't even know what I would
take.

Isabella : Oh, I know what you would bring!

Q: What would that be?

Isabella : Oh he would take, for sure, his Ipod and
headphones, because he loves music. I love music, too, so I would take an
Ipod, too. He would take...what else would he take...toothpicks, because he
always has one in his mouth. And... I think he would take a picture of his
family and his girlfriend.